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In 1872, President Grant established Yellowstone as the first National Park in the U. S. and the world. Yellowstone, which comprises almost 3,500 square miles was first patrolled by the Army. The National Park Service took responsibility for the park in 1917.

The winds had flags standing out on Saturday afternoon at the boat launch in Cedar Key.

Boats that were anchored in the water were rocking in the choppy waters.

While the forecast for Thursday calls for a 40 percent chance of rain, skies will be dry and mostly sunny through the weekend with temperatures in the high 60s during the day and in the low 50s at night.

Cedar Key went to the dogs Thursday, Feb. 26, and everyone was just delighted about it because the pups were doing their community service raising money for the Canine Companions for Wounded Warriors, which provides trained service animals at no charge to recovering veterans.

The pups, many dressed in creative costumes, brought their owners to City Park at 4 p.m. to line up for a parade. Some dogs, whose humans knew better, did not dress up their canine companions.

It may have been a dreary, drizzly evening on Cedar Key on Saturday, Feb. 21, but that did not deter folks from turning out for the Fraternal Order of Eagles scholarship dinner.

There was a line stretching from the cook shack behind the club, through the club and to the front door as folks waited for the fried chicken to come out of the bubbling oil and for the cook shack workers to quickly assemble it.

All told, the club sold 141 dinners at $8 each to help raise funds for a scholarship for a Cedar Key student.

The Florida Department of Transportation is returning to Cedar Key on March 30 to show residents the final plans being made to replace three bridges on the island. The bridges have been a hot topic since the initial open house FDOT hosted in October 2014.

The open house will be at the Cedar Key Community Center from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., and will be followed by a public comment period beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Florida Department of Transportation is returning to Cedar Key on March 30 to show residents the final plans being made to replace three bridges on the island. The bridges have been a hot topic since the initial open house FDOT hosted in October 2014.

The open house will be at the Cedar Key Community Center from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m., and will be followed by a public comment period beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service announces the seasonal closure of Seahorse Key, the site of the rookery of approximately 20,000 birds. When the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge says, “Wildlife Comes First!” they’re serious. Seahorse Key, its beaches, and the 300 foot perimeter are posted CLOSED from March 1, through the last day of June. The beaches will be accessible July 1 once again.

Hey everyone we haven't had a whole lot to talk about recently so my stories are slim. We have a 'lil life showing in the northern creeks to the south of the Suwannee River. The redfish are shorts to smaller keepers sizes. The creeks are also holding nice keeper sheepshead and a few trout.